The Big 12 continues to dominate preseason men’s basketball rankings.

And the Houston Cougars are near the top of the heap.

The 2024-25 preseason USA Today Coaches Poll was released Wednesday morning and five Big 12 teams are in the top nine. Kansas is ranked No. 1, followed by Houston at No. 4, Iowa State at No. 6, Baylor at No. 8 and Arizona at No. 9.

Cincinnati is the final Big 12 team ranked at No. 20, and three more Big 12 teams received votes: Texas Tech (60), BYU (16) and Kansas State (11).

The SEC has the most ranked teams with nine.

Here’s the complete preseason USA Today men’s basketball coaches poll:

USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25

Oct. 23, 2024

1. Kansas (15)
2. Alabama (6)
3. UConn (6)
4. Houston (4)
5. Duke
6. Iowa State
7. Gonzaga
8. Baylor
9. Arizona
10. North Carolina
11. Auburn
12. Tennessee
13. Purdue
14. Creighton
15. Texas A&M
16. Arkansas
17. Marquette
18. Indiana
19. Texas
20. Cincinnati
21. Florida
22. UCLA
23. Kentucky
24. Illinois
25. Ole Miss

Others receiving votes (2023-24 record in parentheses):Texas Tech (23-11) 60; Rutgers (15-17) 57; St. John’s (20-13) 42; Xavier (16-18) 26; Michigan State (20-15) 25; Brigham Young (23-11) 16; Oregon (24-12) 16; Kansas State (19-15) 11; Boise State (22-11) 9; Saint Mary’s (26-8) 9; Clemson (24-12) 8; Dayton (25-8) 7; Ohio State (22-14) 7; Maryland (16-17) 4; Grand Canyon (30-5) 3; Mississippi State (21-14) 2; Princeton (24-5) 2; San Diego State (26-11) 2; Virginia (23-11) 2; Wake Forest (21-14 ); Wisconsin (22-14)

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